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Curl snake

Suta suta
Ci turam: The Latin name suta means "stitched", from the pattern of darker scale edges that can look stitched together.1
Soxla na doktoorLu néew la mu rey, waaye màtt laaj na doktoor.
Jaani Ostarali Dafay màttDafay lekk: Yàpp
Musiba ci nit: Lu bonMàtt laaj na doktoor. Ñi ciy dee dañoo néew lool.

The curl snake is a heavily built, venomous snake that lives across much of Australia. It gets its name from the tight, spring-like coil it makes when threatened. Its venom attacks the nerves, so any bite needs prompt medical advice.1

Dafay dund ci
Australia, in all states and territories except Tasmania. Mostly arid eastern and central Australia.1
Ostarali ak Oseyani
Kër
It most often lives in grasslands, scrublands and open woodlands. It forages in leaf litter and under rocks at night, and can shelter in old burrows, soil cracks, under woody debris and under leaf litter.1
Guddaay
60 cm (2 ft)1
Gaawaay bu gën a kawe
lu tollu ci 5,9 km/h (3,7 mph)
Ci suuf, xalaat
Lan lay lekk?
It feeds mostly on small reptiles, especially geckos, skinks, legless lizards, dragons and other snakes. It also eats small mammals and frogs, which may make up up to 20% of its diet.1
Dëgg-dëgg!Fotoy Curl snake
Curl snake. Foto: Connor Margetts. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Ni ngay ko xàmmee

  • Dark brown or reddish brown, with a darker head and paler underside on the flanks.1
  • A light-coloured iris and a small pupil.1
  • A temporal dark-edged stripe, typically orange, running from each eye to the snout.1
  • A wide head and heavy build. The typical length is 40 cm.1
  • Usually 19 dorsal scale rows at mid-body, 150 to 170 ventral scales, and 20 to 35 single subcaudal scales.1

Ñu ngi koy faral di jaxasoo ak: It is often confused with the Ord curl snake (Suta ordensis), a similar species.1

Kàttanu daŋar

Dafay màtt

Daŋar bi dafay génn ci bëñam yi su màttee.

Lan la daŋar biy sóob di def?

Its venom is neurotoxic, which means it attacks the nerves. It is considered unsafe, especially for small children.1

Ni mu lore nit ñi?

Musiba ci nit: Lu bonMàtt laaj na doktoor. Ñi ciy dee dañoo néew lool.

The venom is considered unsafe, especially for small children. Bites from large snakes are considered especially dangerous.1

Lan lay def bu tiitee?

When threatened, it curls tightly into a spring-like coil that protects its head, and then usually thrashes violently.1

Su màttee

  • Seek medical advice immediately. Immobilise the patient and apply a pressure bandage.1
  • Immobilisation ak pression: laxasal ab bànd élastique bu dëgër ci kaw fa mu màtt, ba noppi nga laxas cër bi yépp jëm kaw, takkal ko attelle, te def ba nit ki bañ a yëngu dara ba ndimbal ñëw.
  • Bul raxas fa mu màtt: lopitaan yi mën nañu saytu daŋar bi des ci der bi ngir tànn sérum antivenimeux bi baax.

Saa su nekk, woo jëkk sa nimerob urgence (112, 000, 911). Lii ay ndigal yu yaatu ci ndimbal yu jëkk la, du ndigalu doktoor. Li war a xam ci ndimbal yu jëkk

Sàmmal sa bopp

  • Bul laal mukk, bul jàpp, bul sonal ab rab bu àll, doonte bu ndaw la, te doonte dafa mel ni dafa nelaw walla dafa dee.
  • May ko bérab. Su nga ko gisee, dalal, dellu ginnaaw ndànk-ndànk te bàyyi ko mu dem yoonam.
  • Su benn màttee la: dalal, bul yëngu, woo sa nimerob urgence (112, 000, 911) walla dem lopitaan ci gaaw. Bul fàtte ni mu meloon, ab nataal dina dimbali.

Du la wut. Dafay jëfandikoo daŋaram ngir jàpp lu muy lekk walla ngir aar boppam, te nëbbu moo ko gën a neex. Yeneen ci ni ngay sàmme sa bopp

Ni mu réye?

Ni mu guddoo?

Curl snake guddaayam lu tollu ci 60 cm (2 ft)Ab muusu kër lu tollu ci 50 cm (1,6 ft)Ab xaj lu tollu ci 1 m (3,3 ft)
guddu na ni 3 banaana yu ñu toftalemën na daw 100 meetar ci 61 segond (nit ki gën a gaaw soxla na 9,6)

Curl snake ni mu réye ci wetu YOW?

Ay waññ rekk ci sa navigateur. Dara du denc te dara du yónnee fenn.

Ni mu gaawe?

baax na xam

Xibaar

1

Lizards make up the bulk of its diet, including geckos, skinks and dragons.1

2

It can shelter in old burrows, soil cracks and under woody debris.1

3

Hatchlings average about 15 cm long when born.1

Ngir boroom xam-xam ci daŋar

Turu xam-xam
Suta suta
Mbooloo
Jaani Ostarali
Njaboot
Elapidae2
Toftal
Squamata
Kontinaa yi
Ostarali ak Oseyani
Liir yi
It gives birth to live young rather than laying eggs. A typical litter is five, and litters can range from one to seven.1
Ni mu nekke ci àll bi
Secure in all states except Victoria, where it is vulnerable.1
Musiba ci nit
3 / 5: Lu bon3

Fa xibaar yi jóge

  1. Curl snake (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Suta suta (iNaturalist): tur ak ni ñu leen séddale.
  3. Venom Wiki: tolluwaayu musiba bi, réyaay bu yem bi ak xalaatu gaawaay bi, nun ñoo leen defar. Seetal ni nu leen waññe: Ni nuy natte musiba.

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